[dotBen]

Is there a tech scene in Exeter? I have long lived in San Francisco having moved from UK in 2006 but I spent a lot of time down in Devon where my parents now live.

[rc55]

There is a tech scene in Exeter for sure, check out these:

- https://techexeter.uk - they've been running events for many years now, 1500 members and monthly meetups.

- https://bsidesexeter.co.uk - Infosec events - some members formerly of the local DEFCON group (those events were fun).

- Shameless plug https://novaparty.org - Annual demoscene event (this year will be 13-15th June) run in collaboration with Tech Exeter.

[nextos]

Would Exeter be a good location, in comparison to the home counties, to set up a startup where most employees WFH 90% of the time?

I really like the area, and my preferred locations in Oxon & Cambs are getting incredibly expensive in terms of real estate, which doesn't make sense in case of WFH.

[heeton]

I wouldn’t call it a scene, but there’s a small handful of people and the occasional meet-up or event. I’m near Exeter after working in London for ~10 years.

Hi to anyone else who’s down in Devon :)

(Hit me up via my profile if you’d like to grab a coffee)

[mattl]

Heh, not sure. I moved to the US in 2008. I think you and I talked about this when you were at WordCamp Boston when you were doing stuff with WPEngine.

I think at least one of the W3C staff is in Devon.

[dotBen]

wow you have a much better memory than I do, I don't even remember anything about the event (tbf for several years I used to attend a WordCamp somewhere practically every other week!)

[dcsan]

Richard bartle and the original MUD came out of Exeter uni AI program. Until this week he was a game design prof there too. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartle_taxonomy_of_player_type...

[physicsguy]

Not really, there’s a bit of one in Bristol, but from what I see of job postings down there, salaries aren’t that high, comparable to much of the rest of the U.K. outside of London

The MetOffice has their software stuff down in Exeter but it’s <£45k for people with experience in scientific computing and HPC